heals

present tense third-person singular of heal
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Recent Examples of heals The 2025 season could be the same, unless Browning can step up and completely lead while Burrow heals. James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025 The glue is also biodegradable, meaning the body absorbs it as the bone heals, so no second surgery is needed to remove implants. Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025 When the next breakthrough enters the doctor’s office—whether AI, gene therapy, or an unimagined technology—trust will remain the essential ingredient that determines whether medicine heals not just illness, but healthcare itself. Nia Bowers, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025 It is presumed that Willi Castro, or Seiya Suzuki will play right field while Tucker heals. Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025 The first thing that heals is each other, their own community, and the fact that connection can create. Marta Balaga, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025 Libra Season paired with Mars in Scorpio is about teamwork that feels fated, partnerships that feel like destiny, and art that heals the collective. Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Aug. 2025 October brings the 30th anniversary of the Lake Eden Arts Festival (LEAF Global Arts), with performances from international artists, including Solas, a Celtic ensemble, and Masankho Banda, who tells stories and heals through music and African dance. Shayla Martin, AFAR Media, 28 Aug. 2025 In a new study led by ETH Zurich in Switzerland, researchers developed and tested a new type of cardiac patch that not only seals defective areas of the heart, but also heals them. New Atlas, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heals
Verb
  • While Madea rehabilitates her co-prisoners, her family on the outside struggles with the usual family issues.
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
  • And foxes are the most expensive animals the facility rehabilitates.
    Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Although Gilgeous-Alexander gains a step on a drive, Sarr recovers enough to block Gilgeous-Alexander’s layup attempt.
    Josh Robbins, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • That’ll drain savings more quickly and leave fewer assets to generate returns when the market recovers.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Through the gelcoat application process, MasterCraft monitors the humidity and temperature, both highly influential factors on how the gelcoat cures.
    Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Once the goo is on her, ideally, Ellen will just chill until the substance cures or whatever the heck it’s supposed to do.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This treatment fixes core biological deficits and therefore could be disease-modifying.
    Alice Park, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Leatherman Rev Pocket-size Multi-Tool Small but mighty, this multitool fixes everything from loose screws to stuck zippers.
    Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Survivors may look thin and suffer from lameness until their condition improves.
    Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Regenerative viticulture is resonating as the agricultural model most suited for the current climate, a model that actively improves soil health and ecosystem resilience.
    Miguel A. Torres, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Gaming laptops, especially those with larger screens, tend to be bulky, but the Slim alleviates some of that.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
  • There are occasional flashbacks to his childhood, as well as moments out-of-time, where Kafka finds himself in the modern-day Czech republic, but none of this alleviates the pacing doldrums of a conventional biopic.
    Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The statutory language in Colorado’s conversion therapy law treats sexuality and gender identity as equally protected, parallel characteristics.
    Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2025
  • In the next scene, Ed treats his first fan—his sometime girlfriend Adeline Watkins—to the spectacle of a dead, nude woman, eviscerated and strung up like a carcass in a slaughterhouse.
    Judy Berman, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This deep tissue massage relieves tension in my head, neck, and shoulders without any effort.
    Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 27 Sep. 2025
  • This mechanism decreases the effect of prostaglandins and relieves pain and inflammation.
    Jessica Swirble, Verywell Health, 23 Sep. 2025

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